Psalms 146

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

3 Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is: ] which keepeth truth for ever:

Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;

8 The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous;

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.